No need to rush for masks, mpox is not the new Covid-19: Experts
Professor Paul Tambyah, president of the International Society for Infectious Diseases, said: “Unlike other recent public health emergencies, we have highly effective vaccines…
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Ministry of Health says low risk of severe mpox variant spreading to Singapore
Mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, causes flu-like symptoms and pus-filled lesions on the body. Singapore has had 10 cases of mpox since January 2024, which MOH confirmed were all…
S’pore Ministry of Health rejects anew call by People’s Power Party to suspend Covid-19 vaccination
On June 17, the PPP reiterated its statement – first made on May 29 on its Facebook page – citing an article published in the BMJ Public Health journal on June 3, which it…
Singapore man, 70, has a kidney that is nearing 100 years old
Mr Kong Fook Seng's kidney is 98 years old and counting. It used to belong to his late father Kong Wing Hing. Mr Kong was diagnosed in 1975 with chronic glomerulonephritis, his…
Dairy products from US safe despite bird flu in cows: Singapore Food Agency
The Singapore Food Agency told The Straits Times there is no evidence to date that bird flu can be spread to humans through the handling or consumption of thoroughly cooked food.
Vaping among youth in Singapore: The real damage it is doing to their bodies
The World Health Organisation in December 2023 urged governments to treat e-cigarettes in a similar way to tobacco, and ban all flavours.
Covid-19 vaccine protection wanes faster among the elderly: NUS study
Senior citizens should consider receiving booster doses of the updated Covid-19 vaccine regularly because in people over 65, protection from the first two doses wanes faster as…
S’pore scientists create way to preserve cancer tumour cultures for better targeted drug testing
This will save cancer patients from receiving unnecessary and expensive treatments, or wasting time on therapies that prove to be ineffective.
Heart-failure kit to be adapted to identify severe dengue cases
Dengue, which is endemic in Singapore, is a mild disease, but three in 20 infected people progress to severe dengue, which is life-threatening.
Stem cells for brain repair offer hope to stroke survivors, patients with Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s
According to the Ministry of Health, stroke is the fourth-leading cause of death in Singapore, with a prevalence of 4 per cent among adults aged 50 and above.